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Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel Completes AH&LA Green Guidelines Challenge for Hotels
Hyatt Hotel Near San Francisco Airport Challenged to Use Association Guidelines to Benchmark Eco-friendly Operations and ROI
The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel successfully completed the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Green Guidelines Challenge, in which more than 200 hotels across the country tracked and, in many cases, improved their green business operations via AH&LA's 11 Minimum Green Guidelines, released in November 2008 by the association's Green Task Force.
With the aid of a tracking tool provided by AH&LA, the Burlingame, California Hyatt hotel near San Francisco airport communicated its results via an online Green Guidelines Challenge survey, as well as shared the hotel's success stories and best practices. The challenge asked the San Francisco airport hotel and others to measure occupancy statistics, monetary and energy expenditures, and return on investment (ROI) from specific green practices, and the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel excelled in the areas of reducing waste sent to landfills by 1/3, gas consumption reduced by 5%, and water consumption reduced by 6% over 2008.
Based on existing environmental certification programs, including Green Seal, Green Globe, Green Key, and LEED, along with various state certification programs, the 11 Minimum Green Guidelines define ways to give hotel owners and operators opportunities to reduce operating costs and environmental impacts through reduced utility consumption, recycling programs, employee training, and supply chain management. The guidelines also allow hotels to improve their fiscal performance by tracking ROI against their general statistics.
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport received a certificate of completion in recognition of the hotel's efforts. The hotel near San Francisco airport is continuing to maximize its green efforts by examining the additional 58 guidelines AH&LA has put forth and integrating new policies and practices into our operations.
"By completing the challenge, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport can be identified as an eco-friendly establishment, based on these important industry guidelines," said General Manager, Scott VandenBerg. "Our hotel has been committed to improving the environment for the last several years and has implemented many programs both front and back of house to reduce our impact on the environment. We are very proud of being recognized and we are dedicated to finding new ways to enhance the environment while minimizing our consumption of water and energy.
About Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel is one of the largest convention hotels in San Francisco and recently completed a $27 million renovation of guestrooms, suites, meeting space, lobby and atrium. It is the perfect location in the Bay Area for business, meetings or a relaxing get away. Complimentary shuttle service is provided to and from San Francisco International Airport and the quaint shops and restaurants in downtown Burlingame.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome. Thousands of members of the Hyatt family in 45 countries strive to make a difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic hospitality. The company's subsidiaries own, manage or franchise more than 380 hotels and resorts under the Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz™, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place® and Hyatt Summerfield Suites™ brand names and have additional locations under development on five continents. Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc., a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops and operates vacation ownership properties under the Hyatt Vacation Club® and Hyatt Residence Club® brands. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
About American Hotel & Lodging Association
Serving the hospitality industry for nearly a century, AH&LA is the sole national association representing all sectors and stakeholders in the lodging industry, including individual hotel property members, hotel companies, student and faculty members, and industry suppliers. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AH&LA provides members with national advocacy on Capitol Hill, public relations and image management, education, research and information, and other value-added services to provide bottom-line savings and ensure a positive business climate for the lodging industry. Partner state associations provide local representation and additional cost-saving benefits to members.
Contact
| Name: Sarah Franey-Geller |
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| Web: http://sanfranciscoairport.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/indexp |
| Company: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport |
| Address: - Burlingame |
| Country: UNITED STATES |
| Phone: 650-696-2650 |
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